Q2 2025 Earnings Forecast for AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Issued By Zacks Research

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AMETEK in a research note issued on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mete now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for AMETEK’s current full-year earnings is $6.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMETEK’s FY2025 earnings at $7.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.89 EPS.

AME has been the subject of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $173.00 to $171.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of AMETEK in a report on Thursday, March 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 18th. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.80.

AMETEK Price Performance

AME stock opened at $166.71 on Friday. AMETEK has a 1 year low of $136.89 and a 1 year high of $186.32. The company has a market cap of $38.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.30, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $170.61 and a 200 day moving average of $171.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The technology company reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.05. AMETEK had a net margin of 19.57% and a return on equity of 17.74%. The firm had revenue of $1.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.49 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 14th were issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 14th. AMETEK’s payout ratio is 19.68%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,440 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.93, for a total value of $250,459.20. Following the sale, the director now owns 24,809 shares in the company, valued at $4,315,029.37. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,470 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.20, for a total value of $250,194.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 26,249 shares in the company, valued at $4,467,579.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,440 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.93, for a total transaction of $250,459.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 24,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,315,029.37. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its position in AMETEK by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 1,669,394 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $275,266,000 after acquiring an additional 167,602 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in AMETEK by 161.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 44,684 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,368,000 after acquiring an additional 27,562 shares during the period. Tyche Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth approximately $6,275,000. Cim LLC bought a new position in AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,254,000. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new position in AMETEK in the fourth quarter worth approximately $768,000. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AMETEK Company Profile

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.